puzzling (B2)
adjective
Pronunciation: /ˈpʌzlɪŋ/
Definition
Causing confusion or difficulty because it is not easy to understand or explain.
Examples
The sudden disappearance of the ancient artifact was a truly puzzling event.
She found the instructions for assembling the furniture to be quite puzzling.
Scientists are still trying to understand the puzzling behavior of these deep-sea creatures.
How to Use puzzling
- find something puzzling (collocation)
- To consider something difficult to understand or explain. — "I find his sudden silence quite puzzling."
- a puzzling aspect (collocation)
- A confusing or difficult part of something. — "One puzzling aspect of the case was the lack of footprints."
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